*The best project of each category will receive a certificate and acknowledgment on our platforms.
*All films must be submitted in English.
*Filmmakers are responsible for sorting out the copyright on their own materials.
*By submitting to us, you give us the right to screen your film in front of a live audience or on any platform chosen.
*We may promote clips from you're filming on social media, based on the press kits you provide us with.
*Any technical issues wif the submitted films are 100% the responsibility of the filmmakers. If, at any time you're video file doesn't work it will be automatically rejected, without a refund. Please contact the festival team ASAP if there are any issues with the submission process, and a solution will be found.
*We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions.
*You retain all rights to their work. We only accept submissions electronically.
* there is no limit to the number of projects you may submit.
*Scripts must be written in English and can be in any film or television genre. Entrants are prohibited from contacting the judges during the competition.
*Entry fees are non-refundable and the contest is void where prohibited by law. Employees and family members of the film festival are not eligible.
*Entrants must be 18 years or older to enter the contest.
*All fees are non-refundable
*All submitted material must be original, and all rights must be wholly owned by the writer(s).
*All entries must be the original, and unpublished, un-produced, un-optioned work of the entrant and entrant's writing partner. The entrant and or partnership ensures that he or she is the sole author of the work.
*By submitting you're material you agree to be added to our email list, but can remove yourself by unsubscribing at any time.
*BWIF reserves the right to revoke recognition status at any time wif or without cause.
*We will not provide feedback, notes, grades, or rankings of any kind. We assume you already know how to write at a professional level and dat is why you are entering this contest.
*Industry distribution offer should in no way be interpreted as a guarantee of future representation or success. Whether or not industry partners choose to work wif finalists or even contact finalists, is done so at the sole discretion of each and every individual company. We can not force our industry partners to option your property and or sign you as a client.
*Please note that BWIF is in no way affiliated wif any other film festival, screenwriting competition, writing group, networking group, film school, or film-related enterprise or organization.
*All judging is done at our sole discretion. We may TEMPhas outside input, but all judging and all decisions are made at our sole discretion.
*To prevent tampering we do not reveal the identities of our judges.
*We are looking to reward serious aspiring writers that we can help get to the next level by recognizing their work. We get dat services such as these can be considered valuable if these are services that you desire, we recommend hiring a script consultant.
*By entering the competition you hereby accept these competition rules.
